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She was mostly quiet as she led me on the path that weaved between a group of small buildings and a hillside full of coffee plants. A coffee farm in full harvest was still a new sight to me, so I contented myself with looking around at the natural wonder that surrounded me. Women and […]

Good Friends in Japan I had the good fortune to visit our customer, and great friend, Sweet of Oregon, in Nagoya, Japan recently. Sweet of Oregon is an amazing business that specializes is unbelievably creative and delicious cheesecake. That is only one of the handmade products they make; they also make an amazing apple […]

Sustainability means making sure communities are set up for the future Portland Roasting partnered with other coffee roasters to support the Pembangunan orphanage in the Aceh Highlands of northern Sumatra. Civil war and the 2004 Tsunami left many children without parents and our support of the orphanage went right to the children who needed help […]